So far, we have Bill Frist distancing himself, Tom Delay getting cold feet, Bob Barr dissenting, Lyn Nofziger opposed, a Weekly Standard piece calling it hopeless, Jim Sensenbrenner queasy, and every single Democratic candidate in opposition. Aren’t Constitutional Amendments supposed to gain overwhelming national support before they succeed?
EMAIL OF THE DAY: “The more I read about the Massachusetts ruling, the more I become convinced that it is unlikely to be undone by the state legislature. And what a beautiful thing that is. I’m beginning to feel what it’s like to be a complete human being in the eyes of the law for the first time since since I was twelve or thirteen years old. I didn’t realize how much the deprivation of basic rights affected me psychologically, affected my whole view of the world, until the prospect of having those rights was in sight.” – more feedback on the Letters Page.